HS chapter 16
Meat and fish preparations
Chapter 16 has 5 headings with 96 EU tariff lines and 50 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 3 EU and 2 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 43 EU and 47 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 3 | 2 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 50 | 1 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 16 | 11 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 23 |
| Tariff-rate quota | 21 | 0 |
| Excluded (E) | 6 | 13 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | Sausages | base 0–15.4%zero by 2036 | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 1602 | Prepared and preserved meatQuota | base 0–16.6%zero by 2036 | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 1603 | Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | base 0–12.8% | base 16%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 1604 | Canned fishExcluded lines | base 5.5–25%zero by 2036 | base 16–32%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 1605 | Prepared shellfishExcluded lines | base 0–26%zero by 2030 | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |